Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-04-23

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In last weeks CHRONICLE we used
these words: Gov. Taylor stll insists
on national aid: the Tobacco Leaf
don't want it unless there is a surplus. :"
Will the Leaf follow the Governor over
into the ranks of radicalism, or will it
pause and turn before it Is everlastingly
too late?
The editor OF the Tobacco Leaf in
attempting to explain and defend the
duplcity OF Gov. Taylor uses uhischoice
bit OF West Tennessee English: Now,
what school-boy who has paid any at.
tention to the discussion growing out
OF the Governors message, would pen
so nonsensical paragraph Here is
the extract from the message which has
made the CHRONICLE so often call the
Governor "a traitor to his party" and
ply him with other epithets equally as
opprobious and it is the only thing
he has ever published indicating his
advocacy OF national aid:
My sense OF duty TO the children OF the
State compels me 10 say that, II there is n sur
lus of money in the National Treasury, not
Applicable to the payment OF the National
deOt, the appropriation OF the same for this
purpose lnationai add, stopped of the con-
diions or Federal Supervision, would be an
inestimable blessing 10 them.
This mildly put hypothetical case is
the sole offense that the Governor has
given. 1t has been echoed over and
over again, from one end Of the State
to the other, and yet the CHRONICLE
joined in the hue and cry against him
without knowing that he made any al
fusion to the surplus.
Now we ask the editor of the Leaf i
he can find word or line in the Demo
cratic platforms, State, or Nationa
which favors the collection of money
by means OF the tariff, and the distribu
ton of that money among the States
for schools?
The Democratic party opposes any
such heresy, and whoever advocates i
opposes the principles of the party.
We ask the editor also to say whethe
Gov. Taylor in his canvass for oflic
did or did not denounce the doctrin
of distributing the public money anon
the States:
We say that he denounced the propo
sition when he was a candidate, an,
when he came to be inaugurated a
Governor he deserted the Democrat
and proclaimed that he was in favor Z
dividing the public money among tn
States. The people of Montgomer
county who heard his speech in Clark,
vile remember Gov. Taylor's word,
and since they have read his inaugurs
address they have compared the two u
terances, and they are convinced thf
there never was clearer case of polit
cal treachery. Gov. Taylor, as ever
sensible man who heard him know,
most emphatlcally declared to the pee
pie that there was no surplus in tn
treasury" and that "the Blair bill WI
dead" and yet as soon as h
was elected by Democratic votes he il
suits the good sense of the people b
his miserable bubble about "Feder'
Supervision.
1t is plain to every man who is
Democrat from principle and not frou
mere expediency that Gov. Taylor vo
unfairly placed himself outside of IL
Democratic party and aligned himse
with radcalism when he made h
inaugural address.
What the editor OF the Leaf cal
. "this mildly put hypothetical case"
Gov. Taylor's is one that would just
? any jury in finding a verdict of "guil
, OF desertion in presence of the enemy
and in any well regulated army IL
v penalty would be death.
/ The editor OF the Leaf attempts
play upon the "sllusion to the surplus
{ aud Governor Taylor tried the san
little experiment. Gov. Taylor mac
, an egregious failure, and is now
thoroughly identified with the rad
cal party as even Col. Colyar, h
! guardian, could wish him to be. I'll
q editor OF the Leaf is following on, ar
q if he persists in his course, bis point
: destination is already fixed, and Il
: date of his arrival is only question
| time